Address
6 M. Valanciaus St, LT-44275, Kaunas
Tel. +370-37-322584.
Fax +370-37-320090.
E-mail: muziejus@kn.lcn.lt
Web-Site: http://kaunas.lcn.lt/03/muziejus/index.html
Information
for visitors
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-17.00.
Museum’s
objectives: to keep, investigate
and popularize the heritage of Church art.
Museum’s Collection
The main direction in collecting
of Museum’s exhibits is sacral fine and applied arts of the Great Duchy
of Lithuania and in particular the material of the Kaunas Archdiocese.
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Collection of fine arts: painting,
sculpture, graphics.
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Collection of applied arts: liturgical
textile, liturgical ornaments, church equipment.
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Collection on history of culture:
photos, negatives.
Museum’s
Sections
Cultural, educational
activities
The Museum together with
educational and other cultural institutions prepares and performs programs
for training of children, pupils and adults.
Fragments
from Museum’s History
The Church Art Museum was
established on May 12, 1935 in Kaunas and existed until 1940. From 1941 to
1944 it operated as the Museum of Religious Art. The Museum
of Kaunas Archdiocese was reestablished on
December 6,
2001. It continues former traditions based on
exhibits collected in the run of history.
The Museum’s founder: the Kaunas Archdiocese.
The photo from the website www.lcn.lt/kaunas
